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Iñaki Calvo

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Iñaki Calvo
Country (sports) Venezuela
Born (1960-03-23) 23 March 1960 (age 64)
Caracas, Venezuela
Singles
Career record1–3 (Davis Cup)
Highest rankingNo. 373 (5 May 1986)
Grand Slam singles results
WimbledonQ1 (1986)
Doubles
Career record4–3 (Davis Cup)
Highest rankingNo. 275 (19 May 1986)
Medal record
Central American and Caribbean Games
Gold medal – first place 1982 Havana Mixed doubles
Bronze medal – third place 1982 Havana Men's doubles
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 1983 Caracas Mixed doubles
Bronze medal – third place 1983 Caracas Men's doubles

Iñaki Calvo (born 23 March 1960) is a Venezuelan former professional tennis player.

Born in Caracas, Calvo played for the Venezuela Davis Cup team during the 1980s, appearing in a total of seven ties. He also represented his country in regional multi-sport events, with gold medal wins in mixed doubles at both the 1982 Central American and Caribbean Games and 1983 Pan American Games.[1]

Calvo was a collegiate tennis player for the University of Maryland and their first ever to win the ACC Tournament MVP, which he did as a senior in 1984.[2]

On the professional tour, Calvo reached a career high singles ranking of 373 and featured in the qualifying draw for the 1986 Wimbledon Championships.

References

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  1. ^ "Los Panamericanos durante la década del '80". ESPN Deportes (in Spanish). 10 July 2007.
  2. ^ Williams, Andre (29 March 1987). "Venezuelan Tries Tennis As Terrapin". Washington Post.
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